What is James Houser's specialty?

James Houser (NPI 1821096181) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Lacombe, LA.

Where does James Houser practice?

James Houser practices in Lacombe, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821096181.

How much does Medicare pay James Houser?

James Houser (NPI 1821096181) received approximately $114K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 363 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821096181

James HouserMD

NeurologyLacombe, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

688

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,130

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$108K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 214 Neurology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 352).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,886

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$267K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin285 claims

Clonazepam215 claims

Tramadol Hcl136 claims

Carbidopa/Levodopa122 claims

Sumatriptan Succinate103 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

76.8

Quality

63.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

90.0

Payment adjustment

0.08%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Houser's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	77	170
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	44	114
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	42	144
Jay Silverstein Cardiology · Covington, LA	31	59
OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS HOSPITAL, INC.	26	75
Beata Silvestri Diagnostic Radiology · Lacombe, LA	26	56
Bradley Shore Diagnostic Radiology · Metairie, LA	18	42
LAKEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	17	42
LONG, WILLIAM	16	38
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHSHORE, L.L.C.	16	26
James Silvestri Diagnostic Radiology · Lacombe, LA	15	23
Veronica Allen Family Practice · Pahrump, NV	14	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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